One-horse plow-stock.



1.]. WARD.

' ONE HORSE PLOW STOCK.

APPLICATION nus!) ozc. 15. 1915'.

Patented Jul 17, 1917.

ATTORNEY.

JAMES J, WARD, OF ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA.

ONE-HORSE PLOW-STOCK.

Application filed December 15, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES J WARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abbe ville, in the county of Henry and State of Alabama,have invented a new and useful One-Horse Plow-Stock, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in one horse plow-stocks, whereconstruction is of wood, iron, and steel. And the objects of myimprovement are, first, to save time by quickness of adjustment, second,to add strength to the beam, by having as few holes in same as possible.

I attain these objects, by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of the entire stock;Fig. 2, is a vertical section of a portion of said stock.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Thebeam g, has only one hole, from where the handles are attached to saidbeam 9, to the extreme end of same, which makes beam 9, very strong. Therearwardly and downwardly curved standard, composed of duplicate parts,is provided at its front ends with a yoke composed of integral, verticalarms embracing the beam, provided with bolts, cl, (Z, connecting theyoke at its upper and lower ends. A single pivot bolt 0, rearwardly ofthe yoke pivots the standard to the beam. The wedge shape block (4,provided with transverse grooves interposed between the upper bolt d,and the beam rests on plate It.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1'7, 1917.

Serial No. 66,945.

Spring 6, is secured to the beam by clamp z, and having a rear endinterposed between the lower bolt d, and the beam the tension of whichholds the upper bolt oil, in either groove of the block a, in which itmay be placed, by means of which plow can be adjusted to plow at varyingdepths.

I am aware that prior to my invention, one horse plow-stocks have beenmade of wood, iron, and steel, resembling stock in accompanying drawing.

I claim:

In a one horse plow stock, the combination of a beam with a rearwardlyand downwardly curved standard,composed of duplicate parts, provided atits front ends with a yoke composed of integral, vertical arms embracingthe beam, provided with bolts connecting the yoke at its upper and lowerends, a wedge shaped block provided with transverse grooves interposedbetween the upper bolt (Z, and the beam, a spring secured to the beamand having a rear end interposed between the lower bolt d, and the beam,the tension of which holds the upper bolt d, in either groove of theblock, in which it may be placed, a single pivot bolt e, rearward of theyoke pivoting the standard to the beam, by means of which the standardcan be adjusted to plow with scooters, scrapes and shovels at varyingdepths.

JAS. J. VARD.

Witnesses:

H. W. OWENS, B. L. Eronn.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

